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  5 things you need to know about SSL

  Here's a quick and dirty guide to SSL/TLS, one of the most important technologies for securing data on the Internet.

• With SSL, who can you really trust?

  SSL, the encryption scheme that protects virtually all secure online transaction, requires that users rely on trusted third parties, but what if they can't be trusted?

• Low-cost SSL proxy could bring cheaper, faster security; defeat threats like Firesheep

  Researchers have found a cheaper, faster way to process SSL/TLS with off-the-shelf hardware, a development that could let more Web sites shut down cyber threats posed by the likes of the Firesheep hijacking tool.

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  Google offers encrypted Web search option

  People who want to shield their use of Google's Web search engine from network snoops now have the option of encrypting the session with SSL protection.

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  Benefits of Google Encrypted Search

  Google launched a <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/196932/encrypted_search_comes_to_google.html">new beta service this week</a>--encrypted search using SSL (secure sockets layer) to protect searches from being snooped or intercepted while trav...

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  VeriSign rolls out new Web site verification service

  VeriSign is introducing a certification service that confirms whether a business is legitimate and that their Web site is free of malware.

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  UBS to deploy IBM secure banking USB device

  Banking giant UBS has started deploying a device from IBM that ensures online banking transactions aren't being interfered with by hackers.

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  Botnet targets major Web sites with junk SSL connection

  More than 300 Web sites are being pestered by infected computers that are part of the Pushdo botnet, according to security researchers.

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  Security pro says new SSL attack can hit many sites

  A Seattle computer security consultant says he's developed a new way to exploit a recently disclosed bug in the SSL protocol, used to secure communications on the Internet. The attack, while difficult to execute, could give attackers a very powerful ...

• SSL flaw could have been used to hack Twitter

  A flaw in the protocol used to secure communications over the Internet could have been used to hack Twitter accounts, according to an IBM security researcher.

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  More holes found in Web's SSL security protocol

  Security researchers have found some serious flaws in software that uses the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption protocol used to secure communications on the Internet.

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  Researcher shows new SSL website hack

  A researcher has found a convincing way to hack the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol used to secure logins to a range of websites, including e-commerce and banking sites.

• F5 adds support for iPhones over its SSL VPN tunnels

  F5 Networks has issued a new version of its FirePass software so it can apply group access policies to mobile devices as the log-in to SSL VPNs.

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  Apple's MobileMe lacks key security feature

  Users of Apple's MobileMe have already discovered that the US$99-per-year service is sometimes slow and unreliable, and they're now talking about another shortcoming that was intentional.

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  Firefox SSL-certificate debate gets gnarly

  Debate is reaching a fever pitch over a new security feature in Firefox 3.0 that throws out a warning page to users when a Web site's SSL certificate is expired or has not been issued by a trusted third party.